Word of the Day [04 Jul 2026]

Kenya

An East African hub for technology and tourism, famous for wildlife, Nairobi, and marathon runners.


Kenya's Maasai Mara hosts the annual wildebeest migration.

Mntase

My brother/my sister/my best friend/


Kunjani mntase nakugcina kudala

Skamelian dance

Skamelian dance is the dance originating from KameelrivierB which falls under Siyabuswa and was founded by MDU Aka Khathaza from KameelrivierB at Ndebele Street


Can I teach you the Skamelian dance?


Bari

Bari is a name given to God in Ogoni land


Barikui which means God is big

amatile-tile

Xhosa plural for stratagems. It is actually just amatile. Singular is itile. The ti is pronounced like English tea and le as in French. From the Sanskrit kutila which appear in Xhosa as ukutila.


My car broke down on the way, I had to make amatile-tile to get here.


Menemene

Imenemene is a traitor or just a crook.


Yho limenemene la sisi.

Maputo

Mozambique's Indian Ocean capital with Portuguese-style architecture.


Maputo's fish market serves the freshest peri-peri prawns.


Fit-ish

Someone who likes the idea of being fit but also likes food.


I may look fit but I regard myself as fit-ish.

Nigerian Naira

Currency of Nigeria (NGN) issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria. 1 Naira = 100 kobo.


The naira was introduced in 1973 to replace the pound.


Habiya

Another Xhosa term for vamna - which means a love portion given to your lover to make you love more.


"Ndingayitya nephepha layo lo habiya" - Driemanskap

Anti-semitic

Hostile or prejudiced against Jewish people.


Kanye West is being canceled after he made some anti-semitic remarks.




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